Last night's work session was a continuation of last week. Progress on the turntable, the Cedar River crossing and the lumber mill. Wain and Scott brought their shim material and got right to work on setting the new height of the turntable. By evening's end, they had reinstalled the turntable with outstanding results. As you can see in these shots, the wood base fits at the exact spot of the turntable's lower ridge. Which is the height of the track tie. In this shot you can see a scrap piece of homabed on the back side that fits precisely at the correct level to allow an adjacent track. Great work guys. Bob added weathering to the lumber mill road and put in place several stumps on the adjacent hillside. As for me, selected the rock formations for the river crossing and got them colored. Then t-pinned them in place. Later in the evening, I painted the riverbed and I repainted the backdrop to begin the blending process to the back wall. Here is how the scene looks before ground foams. More progress next week.....
More great work guys, but what are you gonna do when all the track and scenic work is finished? Run trains?
Finally back at it after a couple of week's hiatus. Good to see the fellas and share holiday stories. Bob spent more time working on the scenery around the cell tower. Doug and Scott started adding more grass and real dirt around the tracks in Maple Valley. And yours truly began adding scenery to the Cedar River crossing scene. First a layer of real dirt: Then the base grass cover: And some layering with vines, coarse turf and clump foliage: We finished the night as we started, sitting in the crew lounge talking trains and much more. Thanks for checking in...
Happy new year and great progress on your layout. That river scene is going to be look very fine. Regards,Chris
Last night we continued to make progress on the projects you've been seeing of late in this thread. Bob got us started with some weathering and scenery upgrades at the lumber mill. I added more scenery on the Cedar River crossing project. I think I'm about done for now, there are two large douglas fir trees that will sit up against the backdrop, but those will go in later. I also need to put in a rock or two in the river, that will probably be next week. As you can see in this photo, I still need to put the mirror in place at the back end of the scene. I'm pleased with the results thus far. Wain worked on the turntable and the approaches from the rip shed. No, we didn't leave a hole in the yard for looks, it had a purpose. As you can see the foundation has been started and the service pits are ready to go. This is the kit he's building: Finally, Rey was back at it, here he is filling the wheelsets on a couple of hoppers to ensure smooth operation. A busy night, good progress. Thanks for checking in. M
Yet more excellent progress, and all to a very high standard by the looks of it. Well done to your team!
Yes they are. Originally we were going to stub end the rip tracks, now we are going to give them access to the turntable.
More of the same from the fellas last night. Wain and Scott added new 2x2 legs to support the turntable, using 1000 lb capacity angle braces to allow the legs to be set well under the table so as not to catch on people's feet. The job required some contorsion by Wain to get the screw in the right place. Better him than me.... Doug got more scenery in on the high line behind Maple Valley. Bob added more clump foliage and vine material on the hillside above the lumber mill. I put some final touches on the Cedar River crossing, including more rocks and a repaint of the riverbed. Wondering if anybody out there knows a source for front surface/first surface mirror? Any suggestions much appreciated, thanks. M
Is this something so specialized that you'd need to go to a glass shop? Probably would be nice if able to be found at a big box store.....
Most glass shops sell mirror pane, which unfortunately exhibits the "ghosting" effect I want to avoid. Searching scientific supply houses now.
